Talent Acquisitions Manager

Isco-Industrie; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ISCO Industries, a Louisville, KY-based end-to-end piping solutions provider, seeks a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead its recruitment strategy across functions. You will own the full-cycle process, partnering with hiring managers to forecast needs and improve speed, quality, and candidate experience.

You will mentor a TA team, develop sourcing strategies, leverage AI tools, and build strong pipelines for critical roles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in HR, business, or related field.
• 5 years leading a Talent Acquisition team with full-cycle recruiting responsibility.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and job boards.

Responsibilities

• Leads full cycle recruiting for open positions across the organization, from intake and sourcing through first day onboarding.
• Executes executive and leadership recruiting and coaches others in hard-to-fill roles.
• Improves recruiting processes, tools, and practices to maximize ROI and candidate experience.
• Uses AI tools and data metrics to drive performance and decisions.

Skills

Relationship-building

Interviewing

Sourcing

Communication

Data-driven

Ownership

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business or equivalent

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job boards

Job description

At ISCO, we put high value on appreciation and respect, and provide you with an opportunity to really make a difference. ISCO is a family owned and operated company born and raised in Louisville, KY. ISCO offers a standard benefits package of medical/dental/vision, and a 401k! ISCO Industries is an end-to-end piping solutions provider that specializes in HDPE, working with leading edge technology that makes us a market leader. Nervous about knowing nothing about pipe? We will teach you what you need to know!

Job Description:

The Talent Acquisition Manager is responsible for leading and executing the organization’s talent acquisition strategy across all functions and levels. This role serves as the primary owner of the recruiting process, partnering closely with hiring managers and recruiting team to identify talent needs, develop effective sourcing strategies, attract high-quality candidates, and deliver an exceptional hiring experience.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Leads full cycle recruiting for open positions across the organization, from intake and sourcing through first day onboarding
• Responsible for executive and leadership roles, assists with additional hard to fill positions- acts as a player/coach.
• Develop and continuously improve recruiting processes, standards, tools, and best practices by evaluating recruiting channels, vendors, and external partners to maximize effectiveness and ROI.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge with AI tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve speed, quality, consistency, and candidate experience.
• Build proactive talent pipelines for critical, high-volume, and difficult-to-fill positions.
• Support employer branding initiatives that strengthen the company’s ability to attract high-quality talent. Willingness to travel and improve community engagement.
• Assess and improve recruiting practices across departments to adapt approaches to different talent markets and geographies.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills with the ability to establish credibility across all levels of an organization.
• Excellent interviewing, candidate assessment, and talent evaluation skills.
• Strong sourcing capabilities and curiosity about finding talent beyond traditional applicant channels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong business acumen
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to use recruiting metrics to improve performance and inform decisions.
• High degree of ownership, accountability, discretion, trust, and professionalism.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5 years of managing a Talent Acquisition team, including significant full-cycle recruiting responsibility.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, etc.
• Working knowledge of employment laws and recruiting best practices.
• Experience recruiting within manufacturing, distribution, engineering, construction, industrial, or other operational environments is a plus.
• Experience with Mergers and Acquisitions is a plus.

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